Comment by schiffern
6 months ago
It's just Headlinese, an evolution of earlier telegram style.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_style
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headline#Headlinese
Per the convention, "Virginia" is shortened to its acronym VA. So although it's written "VA Tech" it's meant to be read aloud (or in your head) as "Virginia Tech."
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